In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MONOPODIALLY
Etymology
Adverb
monopodially (not comparable)
By means of a monopodium
Source: Wiktionary
MONOPODIAL
Mon`o*po"di*al, a. (Bot.)
Definition: Having a monopodium or a single and continuous axis, as a birchen twig or a cornstalk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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